Food
-
Good Wine: What to drink with your favorite take outAug 07, 2013 6:00 am - You don't have to cook, clean or even stomp on grapes to have a delicious dinner when you tap into Chicagoland's takeout scene. Because takeout is often a quick fix for ...
-
Unearthing the beauty of cauliflowerAug 07, 2013 6:00 am - Gardeners and cooks wax poetic about tomatoes boasting raisin-colored stripes and bumpy shapes and zucchini stretching out beneath their golden blooms, but you rarely he...
-
Cauliflower with Pine Nuts and Brown ButterAug 07, 2013 6:00 am - 5 tablespoons pine nuts 4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter 1 large head cauliflower, cored and cut into small florets (about 4 cups) Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2...
-
Frugal living: Use up those leftover hotdogsAug 07, 2013 6:00 am - Hot dogs are versatile leftovers. They're easily frozen and reheated later. Cut some in half, roll them in crescent dough and add some cheese for pigs in a blanket. They...
-
Quinoa with Cauliflower and BroccoliAug 07, 2013 6:00 am - 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided 2 cups cauliflower florets 2 cups broccoli florets 1 medium green bell pepper, sliced into strips 1 medium red bell pep...
-
Mind the fat: 15-ton blob of it found in London sewerAug 06, 2013 10:09 pm - LONDON — It may look like an iceberg, but there’s nothing cool about it. Utility company Thames Water says it has discovered what it calls the biggest “fatberg” ever rec...
-
CDC: First national sign of childhood obesity dropAug 06, 2013 7:10 pm - ATLANTA — For many years, doctors have been wringing their hands as more and more U.S. children grew fat. Now, that may be changing, with the first evidence of a nationa...
-
Taco Bell expanding test of waffle taco, breakfastAug 06, 2013 5:01 pm - NEW YORK — Taco Bell says it’s expanding its small test of waffle tacos, as it prepares to take its breakfast menu national sometime next year. The fast-food chain says ...
-
From the food editor: CSA produce for the committment-adverse a click awayAug 06, 2013 2:00 pm - Almost every year I consider joining a CSA — Community Supported Agriculture program — where you buy a share in a local/regional farm and reap the bounty through weekly ...
-
Cook of the week: Food gene runs in the familyAug 06, 2013 6:00 am - While Nancy Bertschy is officially our Cook the Week, the truth is, several of her family members could qualify. Her Croatian grandmother started the whole thing; in her...